Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) -- An elite South African police squad has arrested 19 suspected Congolese rebels in a remote corner of northern South Africa, an official said, in a raid that may have headed off a coup attempt. "The grouping's objective was to receive specialized military related training to overthrow the current DRC government, under the leadership of President Joseph Kabila," Makhosini Nkosi, a spokesman for the National Prosecuting Authority, said in a statement Tuesday. Read more: Why the world is ignoring Congo war The alleged coup plotters were tracked to a remote area of Limpopo province, suggesting long-term surveillance by South African law enforcement.

"They were planning terrorist attacks in South Africa targeting Congolese officials and in

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- Makhosini Nkosi.
- National Prosecuting Authority.
- South Africa.
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